what is respect in a marriage?

Answer 1

Respect is not doing things your partner doesn't feel comfortable with.

Answer 2

Respect is one of the major aspects of marriage. Respect means anything shared is private. Respect is not sharing personal information to anyone without the knowlege of the spouse. Respect is putting that person first in life decisions. Respect is accepting the spouse without trying to change them.

For a marriage to survive respect is very important after fidelity.

Answer 3

Respect in a marriage is always giving 100 % regardless of what percentage the other is giving.
Honesty, integrity and communication are at the top too.

Answer 4

When you honor each other for your individuality and appreciate it. My husband's a sports nut and I respect this; it's what he really loves. He respects that I'm not, so sometimes when he has tickets to a game I go with him, sometimes I tell him to call one of the guys instead, and he respects that. I respect that he is better at some things than I am, and he appreciates my strengths. We're not competitive about it; we defer to the other when the occasion calls for it. For example, our kids will ask me something and I'll say, "Ask your dad," or, "Let's ask him." He'll do the same for me. We respect/honor/appreciate each other as individual people. And we tell each other so!

Answer 5

Respect is earned through action. My husband is a great father and family man, he shows me this on a regular basis, with the attention and love he gives his kids and the way he helps out his parents and siblings and even my family members, and I respect him for this. My husband encourages me to have hobbies and interests, and not only does he look up info for me, he also buys me supplies and creates spaces and time for me to try 'my' things, and I respect him for that. My husband works hard to support our family, and I respect him for that. My husband is a caring person who takes care of people around him, and I respect that. I guess admiration falls into all that respect too, most things that he does that I respect, I also admire those qualities in him.

Answer 6

Respect in a marriage is the same as it is in any other relationship: Treating someone honorably and with consideration.

The specific actions depend of course on the two people involved. For one couple it might mean not having friends of the opposite sex, for another couple though; that might not matter at all.

In essence, it amounts to treating the other person in a way that honors the fact that you admire, love and cherish them, their feelings and their desires.

Happy marriages are made of TWO people doing that. :-)

Answer 7

Respect is not to step over boundaries. Respect is to never talk down to your spouse. Respect is not to humiliate your spouse. Respect is to understand, to be patient, to be honest, to be careful of not hurting your partner's feelings. Respect is to listen to whatever your mate has to say. Respect is not to curse at your loved one. Respect is not to do what your significant other finds uncomfortable. Respect is never to abuse verbally or physically your loved one. Respect is to honor the love your partner is giving you. Respect is to understand if your loved one doesn't feel for intimacy. There are many more ways of describing respect in a marriage, but I think that the biggest one of all is to constantly remember what you promised in your vows the day you took your significant other as your spouse.

Answer 8

It is accepting (and perhaps even appreciating) differences without forcing change and by extension it is about trust that despite these differences the relationship stands on solid ground of love and commitment to one another. Fidelity, trust are born out of respect for one another. Without that (respect) any relationship marriage included is doomed to fail.

Answer 9

Respect, is respect. The same as being respectful in any other situation.

Answer 10

I really believe that 'respect' means you don't called each other curse names when you get into a fight. Once you start calling each other names, you lose a bit of respect for one another in the long run.

Answer 11

Respect in marriage amounts to listening to each other's opinions, thoughts, and dreams, and regarding them as just as important as your own. It's treating your spouse as your equal.